Many Afghans find it bizarre that the West should devote so much money to Mr Karzai, yet be unable to hold him to account over something so basic as stuffing ballot boxes on an industrial scale.

• 许多阿富汗人感到很奇怪：一方面西方国家给卡尔扎伊提供了大量的资金援助，但另一方面却又无法要求其承担基本的责任----如按照工业规模举行选举等。